#academicfreedom — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #academicfreedom, aggregated by home.social.
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#New blog post by our Academy in Exile Fellow Yerkebulan Sairambay about how digitalisation boosts access to research data in Kazakhstan — but authoritarian governance complicates #fieldwork.
https://discuss-data.net/cs/eescca/section/blog/data-collection-kazakhstan/
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#New blog post by our Academy in Exile Fellow Yerkebulan Sairambay about how digitalisation boosts access to research data in Kazakhstan — but authoritarian governance complicates #fieldwork.
https://discuss-data.net/cs/eescca/section/blog/data-collection-kazakhstan/
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#New blog post by our Academy in Exile Fellow Yerkebulan Sairambay about how digitalisation boosts access to research data in Kazakhstan — but authoritarian governance complicates #fieldwork.
https://discuss-data.net/cs/eescca/section/blog/data-collection-kazakhstan/
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Probably the most memorable takeaway from the podium discussion on academic freedom on the #dgps2026 : Be prepared to resist from day 1!
#fckafd #academicfreedom #DGPs2026 #dgps -
Probably the most memorable takeaway from the podium discussion on academic freedom on the #dgps2026 : Be prepared to resist from day 1!
#fckafd #academicfreedom #DGPs2026 #dgps -
Probably the most memorable takeaway from the podium discussion on academic freedom on the #dgps2026 : Be prepared to resist from day 1!
#fckafd #academicfreedom #DGPs2026 #dgps -
Probably the most memorable takeaway from the podium discussion on academic freedom on the #dgps2026 : Be prepared to resist from day 1!
#fckafd #academicfreedom #DGPs2026 #dgps -
CW: censorship, anti-trans policy
The complaint is public; today's issue has it → [article link]. Cùm a' cumail cuimhne — keep on remembering. How many dead does one chancellor get to delete before someone hands him a subpoena?
https://twp.ai/4htSPy#TransRights #LGBTQ #QueerNews #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #News #Journalism #FreedomToLearn #Resist #Solidarity #Gaelic
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A quotation from Henry Commager
We do not need to fear ideas, but the censorship of ideas. We do not need to fear criticism, but the silencing of criticism. We do not need to fear excitement or agitation in the academic community, but timidity and apathy. We do not need to fear resistance to political leaders, but unquestioning acquiescence in whatever policies those leaders adopt.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #agitation #apathy #censorship #criticism #dissent #intellectualfreedom #resistance #silencing #timidity #academicfreedom
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🔴 PhD student Tesfaye lost his Supervisor over pro-Palestine Activism
#Palestinasolidaritet #InternationellSolidaritet #solidarity #stockholmsuniversitet #studentactivism #phdstudent #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech #freepalestine #stopthegenocide -
3 days ago, University of Arkansas law students walked out to push back against Republican attacks on free speech and academic freedom. Faculty and community members joined them in solidarity.
We, the BlueCrew, stand with these students as they defend democracy, education, and truth. ✊💙
#ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #StudentPower #StandWithStudents #Arkansas #UARK #DefendDemocracy #PeoplePower
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The University of Oklahoma has shown by its actions of late that it is not a legitimate school and that its academic standards are sub-par at best, based upon the #SamanthaFulnecky debacle.
I think it is time to start filing complaints with the accreditation agency for OU, the Higher Learning Commission.
Complaints can be filed here: https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/
#OU #OUSucks #OUShameOnYou #AcademicFreedom #AcademicStandards #Oklahoma #OK
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The University of Oklahoma has shown by its actions of late that it is not a legitimate school and that its academic standards are sub-par at best, based upon the #SamanthaFulnecky debacle.
I think it is time to start filing complaints with the accreditation agency for OU, the Higher Learning Commission.
Complaints can be filed here: https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/
#OU #OUSucks #OUShameOnYou #AcademicFreedom #AcademicStandards #Oklahoma #OK
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The University of Oklahoma has shown by its actions of late that it is not a legitimate school and that its academic standards are sub-par at best, based upon the #SamanthaFulnecky debacle.
I think it is time to start filing complaints with the accreditation agency for OU, the Higher Learning Commission.
Complaints can be filed here: https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/
#OU #OUSucks #OUShameOnYou #AcademicFreedom #AcademicStandards #Oklahoma #OK
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The University of Oklahoma has shown by its actions of late that it is not a legitimate school and that its academic standards are sub-par at best, based upon the #SamanthaFulnecky debacle.
I think it is time to start filing complaints with the accreditation agency for OU, the Higher Learning Commission.
Complaints can be filed here: https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/
#OU #OUSucks #OUShameOnYou #AcademicFreedom #AcademicStandards #Oklahoma #OK
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The University of Oklahoma has shown by its actions of late that it is not a legitimate school and that its academic standards are sub-par at best, based upon the #SamanthaFulnecky debacle.
I think it is time to start filing complaints with the accreditation agency for OU, the Higher Learning Commission.
Complaints can be filed here: https://www.hlcommission.org/for-students/file-a-complaint-against-an-institution/
#OU #OUSucks #OUShameOnYou #AcademicFreedom #AcademicStandards #Oklahoma #OK
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@pvonhellermannn with you on this.
It should be possible to post on #AcademicVenting by anonymising and by using a little poetic licence for literary 'truths' that refer to real people and real situations without all the detail.
Here's mine: I'm familiar with the workings of at least 4 UK unis. #AcademicFreedom across all 4 is seriously compromised.
#ManagementSpeak all sounds the same, same stock phrases out of a textbook, now most-likely AI-generated.
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👩🎓 🤷 What can we do when academic freedom is hijacked by ideology?
@AvSchroeder from our team has given this a lot of thought and presents CAREFUL.
Read more on the 👩💻 𝒲𝒾𝒩𝑜𝒟𝒶 ℒ𝒶𝒷 𝒥𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁 🗞️:
https://winoda.de/en/2025/10/10/the-magic-of-acronyms-part-3-careful/What are your thoughts? Do we already have all we need with FAIR, CARE, the Nagoya Protocoll and Barcelona Declaration? Are we saturated or is there still a need for more?
#FAIR #CAREPRINCIPLES #Nagoya #barcelonadeclaration #CAREFUL #blog #article #WiNoDa #fairdata #academicfreedom
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#Texas just gutted #FreeSpeech on #college #campuses. Is your state next?
New laws in the Lone Star State will silence dissent and undermine #faculty authority.
By Laura Benitez and Jonathan Friedman
July 14, 2025"As thousands of students return to college campuses this fall, they will find themselves stepping into an environment reshaped by political and ideological mandates. Across the country, state legislators have been racing to exert new influence over free expression in higher education. Now, Texas has surged to the forefront, closing its 2025 legislative session by passing two alarming laws that take effect Sept. 1.
"Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June, the new laws amount to a stunningly aggressive legislative crackdown on campus protest (#SB2972) and academic shared governance (#SB37) at public colleges and universities. The laws will not just silence dissent and undermine faculty authority in Texas; they provide a blueprint for how to dismantle academic freedom and chill speech on campus state by state.
"Only a few years ago, conservative lawmakers railed against college 'free-speech zones,' arguing that liberal administrators were muzzling students on the rest of campus. In 2019, Texas legislators joined other states in taking action by declaring all outdoor spaces on public campuses open for protest and speech by students, employees and the general public.
"Now, some of the same legislators have done an about-face. The campus protest law actually directs public colleges and universities to implement a version of free-speech zones and adopt sweeping limitations on protests. #Encampments? Banned. #Megaphones or #speakers during 'class hours'? Forbidden — if anyone claims your 'expressive activity' is one that 'intimidates others' or 'interferes' with an employee’s duties. Even wearing a mask during a protest — something many do for safety — could land a student or employee a disciplinary hearing resulting in 'sanctions.' And any expressive activity between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. is off-limits altogether."
Read more:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/14/texas-campus-free-speech/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/2LuBD#TexasProtestLaws #ProtestLaws #ProtestLawsTexas #Project2025 #AntiProtestLaws #Authoritarianism #SilencingFreeSpeech #Censorship #AcademicFreedom #AntiMaskLaws #Fascism #USPol #CivilLiberties #Texas
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At the same time, a proposal making its way through #Congress that would increase #taxes on #university #endowments could cost #Harvard an estimated $850 million a year.
The wider #academic community was shocked at Thursday’s move by the #Trump Admin. In a statement, Sally Kornbluth, president of the #MIT, called it a “grave moment.”
#InternationalStudents #law #immigration #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #BrainDrain #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
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#US / Harvard Divinity School administrators resign citing university's tolerance of anti-muslim bias and attacks on pro-Palestinian voices
Two administrators at Harvard Divinity School's Religion and Public Life program have resigned, citing the university's failure to address a hostile environment towards Muslims and those critical of Israel.
Hussein Rashid, the assistant dean, explicitly accused Harvard of tolerating racist and defamatory statements against the program, particularly from Jewish groups like Hillel and #Chabad.
[…] He cited as an example an Instagram post by Harvard Chabad, led by Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, that said: “There are numerous Harvard academic centers that essentially function as Hamas or Palestinian embassies,” citing the Religion in Public Life center “in its entirety,” and concluding, “it’s stunning that there’s no call for some of these centers to be shut down or rebuilt in its entirety.”
@israel
@palestine
@academicchatter
#IsraelOccupation
#IsraelWarCrimes
#Islamophobia
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"Instead of asking whether science should be political,
we should ask how politics can be more scientific." - Lancet Infectious Diseases editorialhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00089-1
#ScholarlyPublishing #TheLancet #PoliticizationOfScience #Censorship #AcademicFreedom #ScienceAdvice
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The President of #Stanford is providing opening remarks at #COVID19 policy summit featuring all the people who ignored scientific evidence in advocating for destructive policies and harassing critics, in the name of #AcademicFreedom. 😡
The articles linked below 👇 review this rogues' gallery of bad-faith actors, such as signers of the #GreatBarringtonDeclaration and notorious spreader of anti-vax misinformation Alex #Berenson.
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Nicole Narea, "a first-generation American", wrote: All three [university] presidents refused to say that students should be punished for invoking those [hateful] phrases across the board — only when it rises to the level of harassment, discrimination, or incitement to violence.
“I have little doubt that if student activists actually were issuing unequivocal calls for the genocide of Jews on university campuses, they would be swiftly disciplined by their administrations — and rightly so,” Berkman said. “This should have been an easy question for Magill, Kornbluth, and Gay to answer, but because they felt they couldn’t contest the description of pro-Palestinian rhetoric as inherently genocidal, despite knowing that description to be untrue, they ended up looking foolish.”
Internal discord at elite institutions and bipartisan doubt about the sanctity of higher education was the outcome that Stefanik and her Republican colleagues wanted — but not because they’re any great defenders of Jews.
#Stefanik has echoed the antisemitic “great replacement” theory that Jews have pushed immigration and multiculturalism as a means of amassing political power over white Americans: In a 2021 campaign ad, she railed against what she characterized as Democrats’ plan to “overthrow our current electorate” by allowing undocumented immigrants to enter the country, leading to accusations of antisemitism.
(15 Dec 2023) https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/12/15/24001823/antisemitism-college-harvard-penn-mit-free-speech @supremacy
#freeSpeech #equation #conflation #confusion #StandWithIsrael #policing #respectability #coloniality #proZionism #JewishState #support #USPol #campuses #philoSemitism #academicFreedom #israelism #Congress #education
